This course will provide doctoral students the opportunity to work with their TAMU and TAMIU research committee co-chairs in developing and exploring research topics that will lead to their dissertation development through the use of quantitative and qualitative field research methods. The students will work with their professor and their co-chairs to begin to identify the scope of their research study and appropriate plan for completion. This course is taken for credit or non-credit. This course is only applicable to the TAMU Collaborative Ph.D. Program.Prerequisite: Approval by TAMIU doctoral program advisor.